NoMethodError (undefined method `gsub' for #<File:0x007faa7258fd80>) when gsub was never used!

[Myth17]

I am presented with this error in my code, the line number happens to be -->

Filestore.create(:filename => uploaded_file.original_filename , :fileblob => uploaded_file.open, :bunch => @current_bunch )

The code directly uses gsub nowehere, what could be the possible issue?

[Colin Law]

On 5 March 2012 13:23, Myth17 <nitish...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am presented with this error in my code, the line number happens to be -->
>
> Filestore.create(:filename => uploaded_file.original_filename , :fileblob =>
> uploaded_file.open, :bunch => @current_bunch )

It probably means you are passing a parameter of the wrong type, so
the underlying code is calling gsub, expecting it to be a string I
imagine, but it is actually a File.

What is a Filestore? You should use the techniques described in the
Rails Guide on Debugging to break in and inspect the data to check
that it is what you expect.

Colin

[Myth17]

FileStore is my model name and I have a table too.

[Myth17]

I used the puts with 'instance'.class to check the types and they match as well. 

On Monday, March 5, 2012 7:13:38 PM UTC+5:30, Colin Law wrote:

[Myth17]

I was incorrectly using instance variables which I replaced with session variables. However the problem persists.

On Monday, March 5, 2012 7:13:38 PM UTC+5:30, Colin Law wrote:

[Myth17]

Replacing open with read solved this issue. Thanks everyone!